A Beautiful Camel Bladder Vase

Posted by Minnesotastan in Arts & Crafts on November 12, 2009 at 1:34 am

camel bladder vaseProbably the nicest one you will see all day. This one, from Multan, Pakistan, was crafted in the mid-19th century and currently resides in the collections of the Museum of Leathercraft in Northampton, U.K.

Of note, the “camel bladder” term refers not to the shape, but to the material from which it was made.  Animal bladders have traditionally been used for fashioning drinking flasks, enema bags, and other liquid-containing vessels.  A dried, tanned, but unmoulded and unpainted one is depicted here.

Link, via Scribal Terror

 
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Designer Band-Aid: Leather Luxury For Your Boo-Boos

Posted by Alex in Pictures on June 17, 2009 at 3:55 am

Heck, people drink designer water at $55 a bottle (yes, I’m looking at you, Bling H2O), so why not sell designer band-aids to rich people that obviously get their papercuts from counting too much money?

Here’s an experimental leather band-aids by conceptual artist Scott Amron – now, you can fashionably dress your boo-boos for a mere $15: Link – via Refinery29 Pipeline

 
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Tokyoflash's Furry Watch

Posted by Alex in Gadget on December 16, 2008 at 2:46 pm

Our pals at Tokyoflash is famous for their wonderfully geeky watches, usually made out of metal and plastic.

Now, for the first time ever, they’ve released a new line of watches, the Tokyoflash Waku, that incorporate natural brown leather, raised black croc-effect leather and – get this – fur for that chic geek effect!

Check it out: Link – Thanks Paul!

 
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